Discovered a Coal Mine, Rebuilding It Is on the Calendar!
Li Ke discussed the specific plan and time with these village chiefs, then let these village chiefs leave. He asked them to return to the village first and tell the villagers the good news before starting to take action.
After sending these village chiefs away, Li Ke finally heaved a sigh of relief.
He did not expect that his plan would actually achieve the effect of killing two birds with one stone!
Not only would the people trust and love him more, but it would also give all his plans a solid foundation!
Food was too important to Li Ke, to Yizhou, and to the entire Great Tang!
But the current grain production was far too low, and the Great Tang could only maintain the most basic of supplies.
And this year, the Great Tang's important grain production areas would be flooded. Under the flood, grain production would be wiped out!
The Great Tang would fall into a massive famine.
At this time, many places in the Great Tang had no food, but Yizhou had food. Then…what would happen?
Countless people would come and migrate to Yizhou, and the population of Yizhou would increase day by day!
By buying and selling food, he would also obtain endless wealth, and this wealth would become an important support for him to fight against those hostile forces!
Therefore, no matter how one looked at it, food was the most important!
With the seeds provided by the system and the careful care of the commoners, it would be difficult not to harvest!
Moreover, whether it was potatoes, sweet potatoes, or hybrid rice, their production far exceeded the crops of this era. As long as he used all his disciples in Yizhou, Li Ke believed that his harvest would reach a terrifying level. At that time, it would not be difficult to feed the entire Great Tang.
And this was the first step in his path to becoming the ruler of the world! It was also a crucial step!
So, would he suffer a loss?
How was that possible!
Li Ke was in a good mood. After dealing with the foul atmosphere in Yizhou, he could finally start his plan.
Just like that, under the leadership of the Grand Governor's Office, the entire Yizhou began to work hard.
First, they uprooted all the tea trees, then tilled the land again. After that, they watered the fertile fields and planted food.
For hybrid rice, the system didn't just provide seeds, but also seedlings that could be planted directly.
As for sweet potatoes and potatoes, because they had not appeared in this era, when they were first planted, Li Ke personally went to the fields and taught these people how to plant them.
Fortunately, potatoes and sweet potatoes were very simple to cultivate, and it was much easier to cultivate than rice. Therefore, even if it was the first time the commoners came into contact with them, they did very well!
Just like that, ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
That afternoon.
Li Ke, Pei Xingjian, and the others strolled in the fields. Looking at the busy figures in the fields, smiles appeared on their faces.
Occasionally, when the commoners saw Li Ke, they would quickly bow to him and greet him. Then, they would pour water for Li Ke so that he could enjoy the cool.
Every time Li Ke saw this scene, he would also smile and take their water. Regardless of whether the water was clean or not, he would take a sip or two. After that, he would remind them to take good care of the crops. Under the grateful gazes of the people, he would slowly leave.
"Your Highness, although we have paid a great price this time, it is precisely because of this that the entire Yizhou seems to have come alive. Every citizen's face is also showing a rare hope and smile, and they love Your Highness even more! Now, Yizhou finally had a sense of governance!”
Chu Suiliang couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the busy scene and heard the men shouting.
Li Ke also nodded with a smile and said,"What is the rule of the world? What was a golden age? Isn't that how it is?"
"The commoners have food to eat, the commoners have surplus grain, and the commoners have hope for the future. Great governance was actually very simple. As long as the commoners were fed, it was enough! However, even such a small request was something that many people could not fulfill!”
When Chu Suiliang heard this, his heart shook. He pondered over Li Ke's words. After a long while, he bowed deeply to Li Ke and praised,"Your Highness 'words hit the nail on the head. Your Highness has vast knowledge. This lowly official has studied hard for 30 years, but I am not as thorough as Your Highness' words. Your Highness is wise!”
When Li Ke saw this, he could not help but be stunned.
Li Ke could not help but laugh bitterly when he saw the look of admiration on Chu Suiliang's face and the other people's faces.
He didn't expect his casual words to be so pretentious?
He smiled and shook his head. He placed his hands behind his back and continued walking without saying anything…Yes, he had to maintain his cool!
At this time, under a big tree in front of them, there were some three or four-year-old children playing.
These children should be the children of the nearby farmers. While the adults were working, they were playing around again.
Li Ke stopped and looked at the children who were laughing like silver bells. A smile that came from the bottom of his heart appeared on his face.
"These children are the future!”
Li Ke's eyes suddenly flashed with a bright light. Since Yizhou was now under his control, then shouldn't…education be put on the agenda?
He thought to himself and patted the child's head. Suddenly, Li Ke's eyes widened.
He hurriedly picked up a pitch-black stone-like object that a child had thrown down. He picked it up and examined it carefully. His eyes immediately flickered with an extremely piercing light.
"This is…"
Li Ke's eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly asked a child,"Little friend, where did you pick this up?”
The child often saw Li Ke these days and was familiar with Li Ke, so he said,"It's at the foot of that mountain. There are many of them!”
Li Ke followed the child's finger. It was a mountain peak that wasn't too high. It was only two or three miles away.
Without any hesitation, he stood up and walked over.
As he walked, his heart was surging.
"If it really is it, if I'm not mistaken, then…everything is ready and we can begin!”
When Chu Suiliang and the others saw that Li Ke had suddenly left excitedly, they were all a little confused. However, after such a long period of contact, they also knew that although their King of Shu did not stick to one pattern, he would definitely not do things without thinking.
Therefore, although they were puzzled, they quickly chased after him.
Soon, Li Ke and the others arrived at the mountain peak.
Then, at the foot of the mountain, Li Ke searched and found this thing.
It was pitch-black, stone-like, and had markings on it!
This was…coal!
"It really is coal, it really is coal!”
Li Ke didn't care that his hands were black. He directly picked up the coal, his face full of excitement and excitement."With coal, there will be energy. With energy…we can transform the world!”
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